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  1.  I saw the news today. 
    I don't think I'll ever get use to death notices on facebook. 

    One minute you're laughing while watching an octopus sexually harass a dolphin and the next moment your heart stops.

    Amy Daulton


    R.I.P.

    Like the row upon rows of police backs turned to Mayor DeBlasio, my leaving stand-up was an over reaction, but at the time it made sense. 

    Stand-up was an exquisite, challenging, oft fickle lover I'd unceremoniously dumped.  A decade later, I was trying to wriggle, wrangle and wish a return to her good graces after giving her my back.

    Amy was one of the original 7 here.  Samantha DeRose asked us to be on She So Funny, a new humor site she was launching. In less than a heartbeat I said yes. I was delighted to be the old crone blogging with a bunch of hilarious up-&-comers. I needed to wade in the water of social media which, during my hiatus, had become a tsunamai. Now I'd have 6 pairs of hands to hold. One pair belonged to Amy...

         Win-Win!   

    I came to She So Funny, pining for comedy's touch, her kiss, her rolling thunder. I thought with the heft and wit of 6 other funny women writing here, I might recapture comedy's favor, or at least her ocassional nod of recognition. 

    I'd like to say that Amy and I were fast friends, who hit 6 PM open mics in tandem and guffawed over coffee at my place. But with sadness all I can say is,

            Amy was here. 
                    Young, funny and beautiful.
                                                       Now she's gone.
    And Taylor Negron also...


    We'd be in a few clubs at the same time. I doubt he knew me, but I knew him; an ever present face on screens both large and small, an always unique voice in our comedy wilderness. I can never not laugh at words he carved into my head. 
                        "Area rug"



    Here's his 1 man workshop in story telling:
    California Gothic

    Here's my pal Nancy Lombardo in an informal chat with Taylor
    Nancy Lombardo Tribute to Taylor Negron

    Taylor I miss you already. You and Amy have fun. Tell Joan and Robin I said, hi.

    4 PM Sun. Feb 1, at Don't Tell Mama I'm singing & slinging jokes with Woody Reagan & Ann McCormack Join us!


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  2. Wow, I thought I'd never get here!  Thank goodness this blog is on Pacific time... I usually write this days ahead, but last night I had a big show The Rhonda Hansome Comedy Workshop Theater Benefit. I'd booked the talent in April. I'd spent nearly two months just working on social media and PR for the show. What I did not do was write fifteen minutes of new material, which was the reason I wanted to do & tape the show; oh yes and raise funds for the Drama Desk nominated Workshop Theater Company.  What I did not expect to deal with was a bug bite gone wild. 
    Photo above should not be construed as the actual bug that bit me.  It is only a facsimile. 

    Last week a mosquito bit me near my knee.  With every day that passed the bite site itched and swelled.  By yesterday morning walking was difficult because my knee was almost football size. Ah yes, the familiar default swelling shape my oh so sensitive body prefers.  Why yesterday morning did I make an 8:30 visit to the clinic?  No need to discuss my health insurance at this time.  I don't want to depress you.  Suffice it to say my coverage entitles me to life saving health care at any local barber or butcher shop.  I made an early morning trip to the clinic and got a surprise: on Wednesdays my doctor is not on duty - surprise!

    I went home to work and do last minute promoting for the Comedy Benefit that evening.  As my knee continued to swell, I realized I had to make a choice, either go to the emergency room (a little known and never celebrated rung of Dante's Inferno) or go to the show I was  producing and directing and in which I was scheduled to host.
     I chose the show.



    It was a big to do for me because the evening was full of my funny friends from back in the day, or more like back in the decades.  Among this new crop of comedians I've befriended, I don't know any well enough to ask to perform a benefit for free.  So I went with old pals who came through like gang busters for me.  We SOLD OUT the Main Stage of the Workshop Theater Company - including a gaggle of gals from my Catholic high school, St. Virgin In The Bushes*.



    We had wall to wall laughs and a cornucopia of raffle prizes. It was a blast!

    While basking in our post show celebration my knee reminded me I had another early morning clinic visit in my future.  Once there at 9:30 AM, without an appointment, I knew I had to keep my cool and go with the flow.  I could not even register with out talking to the two nurses who told me I should have gone to the hospital emergency room yesterday with my tale of the expanding mosquito bite.  It only took a half hour to find out that even though my doctor was on duty, like a last minute flight to LA, she was overbooked.  I batted my eyelashes and pouted my lips.  Well what I really did was get humble as all get out, put my head down and look mournfully at my football knee.

    An hour later I was allowed to register for a different doctor.  Another half hour and my name was called.  No not to see the doctor, but I did get my vitals taken. Nice, I lost an eighth of a pound.  That bit of good news kept me civil, actually almost giddy, until an hour later when Dr. Paul saw me.  Yes, Dear Readers, it's only the mid point of the year and I've been prescribed antibiotics just about every month so far.  So I'm going to pick up my medication, sign a contract to tour with the musical Date Me, Do Me, Dump Me, come home and elevate my leg.

    Missed the great show last night?  Come see me this weekend.  I'm working with another old pal and a comic I've never met.  Come out to the show so you can guess which is which.


     See you soon enjoying the laughter!  I'll be the one popping antibiotics.

    Rhonda Hansome is a writer, actress, director, who does stand-up. 
    "Rhonda Hansome is one funny Negro."... Rhonda's Mother
    You can like her right here.

    *The real name is actually funnier: Bishop McDonnell Memorial High School for Girls.  Thanks for coming to the show ladies!  I wanted to cry from happiness but I'd finally gotten my make-up on straight & it's almost impossible to fix that stuff once you start blubbering all over your Fashion Fair & Maybelline.

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  3. I learned, unfortunately as a by–product of the devastation left by this week’s E4 tornado in Moore, a suburb south of Oklahoma City, that about 1000 tornadoes hit the United States every year.  

    With a 13 minute lead time there's not much you can do to protect yourself.  Just run for safety underground in, well, a storm cellar.


    Florida and Tornado Alley have a disproportionately high frequency of tornadoes. 

    The Gulf Coast has a relatively high frequency of tornadoes October through December.  Statistics say this “Dixie Alley” area, clocks more tornado deaths than Tornado Alley, due to the high number of, wait for it… 

    mobile homes. 


    At any time, one or more of these storm prone areas is in desperate need of long term relief, like victims of 
    North East Super FrankenStorm 

     They are still piecing back together literally shattered lives.
    I find it hard to believe that 67 members of the 
    House of Representatives 
    voted "no" to assisting people who were left powerless 
    and homeless by hurricane Sandy in November 2012. 

    Were these politicians really representing their constituents with that "NO" vote?


    Justin Amash (R-MI)              Andy Barr (R-KY)                 Dan Benishek (R-MI)

    Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI)         Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)      Jim Bridenstine (R-OK)

    Mo Brooks (R-AL)                 Paul Broun (R-GA)                Steve Chabot (R-OH)

    Doug Collins (R-GA)             Mike Conaway (R-TX)           Tom Cotton (R-AR)

    Steve Daines (R-MT)              Ron DeSantis (R-FL)             Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)

    Sean Duffy (R-WI)                 Jeff Duncan (R-SC)                Jimmy Duncan (R-TN)

    Stephen Fincher (R-TN)         John Fleming (R-LA)              Bill Flores (R-TX)

    Virginia Foxx (R-NC)             Trent Franks (R-AZ)              Louie Gohmert (R-TX)

    Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)           Paul Gosar (R-AZ)                 Trey Gowdy (R-SC)

    Tom Graves (R-GA)               Sam Graves (R-MO)              Andrew Harris (R-MD)

    George Holding (R-NC)         Richard Hudson (R-NC)        Tim Huelskamp (R-KS)

    Randy Hultgren (R-IL)           Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)              Jim Jordan (R-OH)

    Doug Lamborn (R-CO)          Kenny Marchant (R-TX)        Thomas Massie (R-KY)

    Tom McClintock (R-CA)        Mark Meadows (R-NC)       Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)

    Mick Mulvaney (R-SC)          Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)    Steven Palazzo (R-MS)

    Steve Pearce (R-NM)              Scott Perry (R-PA)               Tom Petri (R-WI)

    Mike Pompeo (R-KS)             Tom Price (R-GA)                Phil Roe (R-TN)      
       
    Todd Rokita (R-IN)                Keith Rothfus (R-PA)            Ed Royce (R-CA)

    Paul Ryan (R-WI)                   Matt Salmon (R-AZ)              David Schweikert (R-AZ)

    Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI)      Marlin Stutzman (R-IN)          Mac Thornberry (R-TX)

    Randy Weber (R-TX)             Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)        Roger Williams (R-TX)

    Joe Wilson (R-SC)                  Rob Woodall (R-GA)             Kevin Yoder (R-KS)

                                                    Ted Yoho (R-FL)


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    Rhonda Hansome is a writer, director, actress and social media dilettante.  See her do stand-up with her pals:  Scott Blakeman, Nancy Lombardo, Angela Scott and Bob Greenberg 

    7:30 PM Wed.  June 12, 2013

    WorkShop Theater Comedy Benefit

    312 West 36th St. 4th fl   
      
    Info & Tickets HERE or call Ovation Tix 866-811-4111

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